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enFriends of the Library Book Sale http://lacrosselibrary.org/content/friends-library-book-sale
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="photo courtesy of HelloImNik on Flickr.com" src="/sites/default/files/medium_bookluv.jpg" style="width: 120px; height: 120px; margin: 4px;" title="photo courtesy of HelloImNik on Flickr.com"><br>Attention book lovers! Hit up the Friends of the Library Booksale, today, Friday, February 27, 6-8 pm for Friends of the Library members. Memberships are available at the door. &nbsp;Open to everyone on Saturday the 28th, 9 am-2 pm. Everything is $1 or less and all titles are half-price in the Friends Book Shop.&nbsp;</p></div></div></div>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:19:38 +0000LPL3431 at http://lacrosselibrary.orgYou Can Now Request Popular Forthcoming Items! http://lacrosselibrary.org/content/you-can-now-request-popular-forthcoming-items
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>We now have a way for you to request forthcoming fiction from our most popular authors in regular and large print. Some of these titles may not be published for up to seven or eight months. &nbsp;You can also request feature films on DVD that have release dates up to three months ahead. &nbsp;Here's how you <strong><a href="http://lacrosselibrary.org/forthcoming-popular-titles">search and request</a></strong>&nbsp;these hot titles.&nbsp;</p></div></div></div>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:25:01 +0000LPL3427 at http://lacrosselibrary.orgChanging Weather in the Great Lakes Classhttp://lacrosselibrary.org/content/changing-weather-great-lakes-class
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Join us as we kick off the free UW-Madison online course “Changing Weather and Climate in the Great Lakes Region” this week! Learn about how climate change is affecting the region we call home. There’ still time to sign up at <a href="http://moocs.wisc.edu/">moocs.wisc.edu</a>! We are hosting discussions at Main on Thursdays, 2/26-3/19, from 6:15pm-7:15pm.&nbsp;</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="157" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gsjL6FXTt1o" width="280"></iframe></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog-categories/news-and-events" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News and Events</a></div></div></div>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:27:17 +0000LPL3419 at http://lacrosselibrary.org Help Homeless Animalshttp://lacrosselibrary.org/content/help-homeless-animals
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/medium_catsndogs.jpg" style="width: 120px; height: 120px; margin: 4px;">Learn how to help animals by becoming a volunteer transporter! The Animal Rescuers Network of La Crosse will be presenting on this topic on February 21 at 9:30 in the Auditorium at Main. You can make a difference! Come for the presentation, ask questions and meet representatives from local rescue groups.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog-categories/news-and-events" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News and Events</a></div></div></div>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:42:27 +0000LPL3404 at http://lacrosselibrary.orgJanitor: Part-timehttp://lacrosselibrary.org/content/janitor-part-time
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>This position has been filled</strong>. &nbsp;Come for the books, stay for the bathrooms! That's the motto of our top-notch maintenance team at the Library. If you're looking for work that will keep you busy indoors and out, and will be appreciated by staff and public alike, please consider joining our team.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063037872314px;">This is a part-time position, 5 am-9 am, Monday-Friday, on-call one weekend per month.</span><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">&nbsp;11.78/hr&nbsp;</span></p></div></div></div>Mon, 09 Feb 2015 22:51:22 +0000LPL3376 at http://lacrosselibrary.orgAnd the Winners Are...http://lacrosselibrary.org/content/and-winners-are
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The American Library Association's Youth Media Awards (including the Caldecott and Newbery) are truly the "Oscars" of the children's and teen literary world. <strong><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/presskits/youthmediaawards/alayouthmediaawards">Click here</a></strong> for the full list of honorees announced on Monday February 2, 2015.</p></div></div></div>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 21:50:55 +0000marge3372 at http://lacrosselibrary.orgFebruary Adult Programs Newsletterhttp://lacrosselibrary.org/content/february-adult-programs-newsletter
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>1.27.15 &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/News-from-La-Crosse-Public-Library-February-2015.html?soid=1103337380008&amp;aid=QPQ9fxPl1Eo">Hot off the press!</a>&nbsp;Check out all the awesome things going on--gardening, crafts, a weather MOOC, book clubs, trivia, and more. You can also have the newsletter delivered each month. <a href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=0015de0J6wWFJ6nGhfAQ8EREFrAbNO5bQC0Req8Mridu8OUquZG5gE_fqGTi60qK9Hz0uqsqLGoI-QdyvdGYdR-Og%3D%3D">Sign up here</a>. (We promise to use your address for just the monthly newsletter and occasional special editions.)</p></div></div></div>Fri, 23 Jan 2015 23:45:51 +0000LPL3266 at http://lacrosselibrary.orgSeed Library is Now Open!http://lacrosselibrary.org/content/seed-library-now-open
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/medium_sunflower-seeds-1410765315_35.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; float: left; margin: 5px;">1.28.15 &nbsp;THE SEED SWAP, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 31 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. We know it's still cold, but what better way to get through the dreary days than to plan your garden? On January 31, 10 am to noon, we're hosting a seed exchange in the Auditorium at Main. Here are the details: bring your 2014 seeds in to Main checkout desk January 26-29. You'll get coupons that you will bring back to use at the seed exchange (maximum 20). A properly labled packet will have the common name, variety name, number of seeds, and easy or advanced. (ex: <em>Tomato, Red Zebra, 50, easy</em>) If you have small seeds, include at least 100 in each packet; for large seeds, 10. Questions? Call Kelly Jo Becker at 789.7129 or email <a href="mailto:seedlibrary@lacrosselibrary.org">seedlibrary@lacrosselibrary.org</a>.</p></div></div></div>Fri, 23 Jan 2015 23:11:26 +0000LPL3265 at http://lacrosselibrary.orgOnline Resources Down Wednesday Nighthttp://lacrosselibrary.org/content/online-resources-down-wednesday-night
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>1.21.15 Our <strong><a href="http://lacrosselibrary.org/resources">online resources</a></strong> (catalog, Tumblebooks, New York Times, etc.) will not be availabe starting at 9:15 pm, Wednesday, January 21. We hope that it's a short outage (less than 30 minutes). Thanks for your patience while we make things better for you!</p></div></div></div>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:28:13 +0000LPL3256 at http://lacrosselibrary.orgWe are OPEN on MLK Day--January 19http://lacrosselibrary.org/content/we-are-open-mlk-day-january-19
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>We are open regular hours at all three locations on January 19, the Martin Luther King, Jr National Holiday.&nbsp;</p></div></div></div>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:50:43 +0000LPL3230 at http://lacrosselibrary.org